Thursday, February 11, 2010

February 11, 2010 - The Daily Star - Lebanon Participation in Libya summit

Participation in Libya summit 'would offend Lebanese'

Daily Star staff

BEIRUT: The Higher Shiite Council said Wednesday Lebanon’s participation in the coming Arab League summit would offend the feelings of the Lebanese and violate Lebanese laws. The council held its annual assembly and concluded, among other things, that Lebanon’s participation on any level in the Arab League summit in Libya would disregard the feelings of the Lebanese and violate the judiciary and its laws. Many Lebanese hold Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi responsible for the disappearance of Imam Moussa Sadr, a Lebanese Iranian political figure, and his companions in 1978. The council also concluded that escalating Israeli threats against Lebanon and Syria reinforced Lebanese unity. It urged the Lebanese government to consider the resistance as a force complementary to the army in defending and protecting the nation. – The Daily Star

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